EP 3430259 A4 20191016 - A FLOATING WIND TURBINE AND A METHOD FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SUCH FLOATING WIND TURBINE
Title (en)
A FLOATING WIND TURBINE AND A METHOD FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SUCH FLOATING WIND TURBINE
Title (de)
SCHWIMMENDE WINDTURBINE UND VERFAHREN ZUR INSTALLATION SOLCH EINER SCHWIMMENDEN WINDTURBINE
Title (fr)
TURBINE ÉOLIENNE FLOTTANTE ET PROCÉDÉ PERMETTANT L'INSTALLATION D'UNE TELLE TURBINE ÉOLIENNE FLOTTANTE
Publication
Application
Priority
- DK PA201670151 A 20160315
- DK PA201670761 A 20160927
- DK 2017050076 W 20170315
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2017157399A1] A floating wind turbine comprising a hull (1), a wind turbine (2) mounted on top of the hull (1) and a counterweight (3) suspended below the hull (1) by means of counterweight suspension means (18) is described. Also a method for the installation is described. The counterweight (3) comprises one or more counterweight buoyancy tanks (17). When the internal volume of the buoyancy tanks (17) is filled with air, the total buoyancy of the counterweight (3) is close to or greater than its weight. Hereby it is capable of floating in a towing / maintenance position with moderate or no support in the vertical direction from the hull (1) or other vessels. During towing, the hull substantially has the character of a barge, substantially relying on a large waterplane area and shallow draft to maintain stability. When the buoyancy tanks (17) are partly or completely flooded with water, the counterweight (3) will sink to an installed position at a level determined by the counter- weight suspension means (18). In this position the counterweight acts as a keel, stabilizing the foundation. The counterweight suspension means (18) are separately or jointly capable of transfer- ring both forces and moments to the hull (1), thereby enabling the counterweight (3) to stabilize the hull (1) when the counterweight (3) is in its installed position.
IPC 8 full level
F03D 13/25 (2016.01); B63B 35/44 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B63B 21/502 (2013.01 - EP US); B63B 35/44 (2013.01 - US); B63B 77/10 (2020.01 - EP); F03D 13/25 (2016.05 - EP US); B63B 2035/446 (2013.01 - EP US); B63B 2207/02 (2013.01 - US); F05B 2240/93 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02E 10/72 (2013.01 - EP); Y02E 10/727 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [XAY] WO 2013083358 A1 20130613 - WINDDIVER [NO]
- [XDA] WO 2015181424 A1 20151203 - ESTEYCO S A P [ES], et al
- [YA] JP 2015006884 A 20150115 - MITSUI SHIPBUILDING ENG, et al
- [YA] US 2009205554 A1 20090820 - SRINIVASAN NAGAN [US]
- See also references of WO 2017157399A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2017157399 A1 20170921; CN 109154280 A 20190104; EP 3430259 A1 20190123; EP 3430259 A4 20191016; EP 3430259 B1 20240306; EP 3430259 C0 20240306; JP 2019509217 A 20190404; US 11208987 B2 20211228; US 2019078556 A1 20190314
DOCDB simple family (application)
DK 2017050076 W 20170315; CN 201780029843 A 20170315; EP 17765894 A 20170315; JP 2018568482 A 20170315; US 201716084817 A 20170315